diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
index 8d7a9549acc3..2d30926dcc2c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor implements ChangeSignatureUsagePr
 
     if (toCatchExceptions) {
       if (!(ref instanceof PsiReferenceExpression &&
-            ((PsiReferenceExpression)ref).getQualifierExpression() instanceof PsiSuperExpression)) {
+            RefactoringUtil.isSuperOrThisCall(PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(ref, PsiStatement.class), true, false))) {
         if (needToCatchExceptions(changeInfo, caller)) {
           PsiClassType[] newExceptions =
             callee != null ? getCalleeChangedExceptionInfo(callee) : getPrimaryChangedExceptionInfo(changeInfo);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..690fb38bfbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Base {
+  public B<caret>ase() {
+  }
+}
+
+class AAA extends Base {
+  public AAA() {
+    super();
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..522403c0843a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/changeSignature/ConstructorException_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+class Base {
+  public Base() throws IOException {
+  }
+}
+
+class AAA extends Base {
+  public AAA() {
+    super();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
index 43b30b61dd93..b2ae1b19db2f 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/ChangeSignatureTest.java
@@ -251,6 +251,19 @@ public class ChangeSignatureTest extends LightRefactoringTestCase {
            false);
   }
 
+  public void testConstructorException() throws Exception {
+    doTest(null, null, null, new SimpleParameterGen(new ParameterInfoImpl[0]),
+           new GenExceptions() {
+             @Override
+             public ThrownExceptionInfo[] genExceptions(PsiMethod method) {
+               return new ThrownExceptionInfo[] {
+                 new JavaThrownExceptionInfo(-1, JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(method.getProject()).getElementFactory().createTypeByFQClassName("java.io.IOException", method.getResolveScope()))
+               };
+             }
+           },
+           false);
+  }
+
   public void testAddRuntimeException() throws Exception {
     doTest(null, null, null, new SimpleParameterGen(new ParameterInfoImpl[0]),
            new GenExceptions() {